Gynaecological malignancies in pregnancy

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-144

  Latimer, John ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial neoplasm; Genital neoplasm; Ovarian neoplasm; Pregnancy complications; Uterine cervical neoplasm; Vulvar neoplasm

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; GESTAGEN; PACLITAXEL;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECISION MAKING; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FERTILITY; FETAL WELL BEING; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY CANCER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VULVA CANCER;

ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33947136402     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e3280464f0c     Document Type: Review

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